***I received an uncorrected proof of this ebook from netgalley in exchange for an honest review***

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I think Kristina Forest might have to be an auto-read author for me. I LOVED her debut novel, I Wanna Be Where You Are, and there is NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP HERE. (I also got waaaaay too excited with the tiny little IWBWYA characters cameo.) This novel is a light, quick little romance. It's quirky and cute, but its also MORE. Kristina Forest just has this way of making her characters so complex and, honestly, just REAL... It's impossible not to feel like you're also facing obstacles alongside them.

I loved this fun, heartfelt romantic comedy. After reading I Wanna Be Where You Are, I knew i wanted to read more by this author and she lived up to expectations. This was the perfect book for a summer afternoon read to follow characters who are trying to find themselves. Our two main characters meet when trying to find her grandmother, a famous movie star, who has mysterious taken off just when they least expect it. They go on a nostalgic journey through New York City while Evie tries to decide if she wants to continue to pursue profession acting while Milo is trying to launch a career as a musician. I especially liked the relationship with the grandmother and the friendships shown. Anytime romance books can also show family and friend relationships outside of that I think it makes for a much better story. I liked following these characters around the city and the twists at the end. We need more happy rom-coms about Black characters like this. More by this author, please.

This is a charming and delightful romantic ya novel with flawed characters who are adorable together. I flew through this story and was sad when it ended. It hit all the right romantic buttons for me and was a lovely book that touched on trust and relationships between family and friends. I can't wait to read another book by Kristina Forest! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

I read Now That I've Found You in a day. It has that undeniable combination of flawed but endearing characters, an intriguing mystery in the background, and characters who are on their own journeys. I loved that both Evie and Milo felt so utterly relatable in the ways you can get caught up in something and how driven they both are. We can let our goals stop us from seeing the people around us. And, in a nutshell, that is the essence of Now That I've Found You. This conflict between desire and ambition, friendship and forgiveness, that is reflected in so many characters in the book.

This was an enjoyable book. Although the protagonist was somewhat clueless when it comes to real life, she was at least bearable and it was fun to read about someone who was a grandchild to a major celebrity. I think most of us wonder what that would be like, and this book gives us a look at that, even though it's fictional, it was still fun to imagine. The male protagonist was interesting, too, although it always felt like not enough was revealed about his character. The two main characters go on some adventures as they learn about each other and reflect on their relationships with the girl's famous grandma. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, young or old, but imagine that teens would be most interested in this read.

The relationships in this story make it shine- loved the relationship between Evie and her grandmother, the complex friendships Evie has with Simone and then Miles, the blurred lines between work and friendship with Kerri. This is what made the book stand out to me! It was a fun, quick, light read that will engage teen readers.

Story for girls especially to teach self-worth and forgiveness. Very firm characters to relate with and have empathy for. Betrayed by her best friend, Evie finds herself without a film career and can't seem to get past it. Her family has always been in the film/TV genre and she feels herself a failure. To "recover' she goes to stay with her movie star grandmother in NYC to present award to grandmother. Things don't go as planned. She falls in "love" with a boy who she feels is interfering with her relationship with her grandmother. Turns out he helps her at every turn. Gigi, the grandmother, wants Evie to discover the person inside, not what everyone thinks she should be. Sees Gigi forgive past husband to learn of forgiveness. Learns with Milo to trust again.

I was completely sucked into this novel based on the premise - Hollywood royalty, and its scions. I found I loved everything about Evie - her struggles to accept herself, and her issues with trust, which she came by naturally. Milo makes her perfect foil, and I had such a great time picturing who James and Evelyn could be if this were on film (I settled on Billy Dee Williams and Cicely Tyson). I'd especially recommend this for readers of color, as it incorporates these characters seamlessly - they exist naturally, and it's refreshing to see black characters in a story that could simply have been made "default white".

Evie's aspirations toward her famous grandmother's level of acting stardom seem to be totally shattered after a betrayal from a friend blows up her career. When she travels from LA to NYC for an awards ceremony honoring her grandmother, with a plan to get her acting career back on track, things fall apart even more... Her grandmother disappears after an argument and Evie must enlist the help of the (disarmingly cute) guitarist/songwriter/grocery store delivery boy who is...living with her grandmother? Milo and Evie crash parties and galas, chase down leads in Harlem and Brooklyn, all trying to find her grandmother before the awards ceremony, and Evie learns a lot about herself, her grandmother, fame and friendship in the process. A well-developed and delightful cast of characters, some excellent surprises, and a swoony but complicated romance? What's not to like. Fans of Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are will definitely enjoy her second novel, as she continues to add more amazing Black casts to the contemporary YA landscape.